The authors examined internal representations of conditional strategies for a situation of object conflict in 849 adolescents and young adults between the ages of 11 and 19 years. To examine participants' expectations of strategy use, the authors developed questionnaires that depicted a variety of contexts in which 2 people wanted an object that…

Developmental theories of prosocial reasoning and behavior posit a transition from concrete (e.g., give a toy to receive one) to abstract (e.g., spend time to make someone happy) forms and have been supported with research on middle-socioeconomic status (SES), White samples. The methodology that researchers have used to date has restricted the…

Investigated relationships between behavioral and cognitive impulsivity in children. Cognitive style was not predicted by classroom behavior, indicating that it may be a relatively independent dimension. (DP)

Results are contrary to the expectation that father absence affects overt masculine behavior. (Authors)

In an attempt to use behavioral reports as a taxonomic tool, a discriminant analysis was planned to assess the capability of the Children's Behavioral Classification Project (CBCP) profiles to differentiate between gifted and normal samples of children. Results indicate that behavioral reports can be used to identify gifted children. (MP)

Attempts to define and clarify the concept of response uncertainty of the observer in imitation through a review of research on imitation. (CM)

The influence of peer models on changing the impulsive response styles of fourth and sixth grades was experimentally investigated. (DP)

Experiment designed to manipulate the perceived person's looking behavior and the perceiver's attitudes toward him in an effort to determine if one is more potent or if they interact in affecting the perceiver's degree of search for eye contact. (Authors/MB)